The Origin of Coffee

Now, when your feet first touch the floor in the morning and you are groggily making your way to the coffee pot, you probably aren't thinking about where coffee came from or who discovered the magic stuff. But the origins of coffee are really rather interesting , and after you finished the first cup, you might like to know how it happened that you have a cup of coffee to get your day started off right. There are several versions of how coffee was discovered.
One story is that a sheep herder from Caffa Ethiopia named Kaldi noticed that when his sheep ate red "cherries" from a certain plant, they became very active. The sheep would be bouncing off the walls, had there been walls. The sheep herder decided to try the "cherries" himself and soon he was as hyper as his herd of sheep. A monk came along and scolded Kaldi for "partaking the devil's fruit," but then the monk discovered that the red "cherries" helped them to stay awake while they were saying prayers.
This isn't the only story about the origin of coffee, though. There is another story about an Arabian, Omar, who was banished to the desert along with his followers to " die from starvation." There was nothing to eat in the desert , and Omar and his followers were sure to die. Then, in an act of desparation, Omar ordered his followers to boil the fruit from an unknown plant and eat it. The fruit and the broth saved their lives and it was considered a miracle from God. The residents from the nearest town, Mocha, were awed by the miracle, and the plant and the beverage were named Mocha to honor the event.
Take your pick -- both stories are great. Originally the coffee plant grew in Ethiopia (Ethopia), but was it was transplanted to Arabia, it was claimed by them.

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